##@#$†*«:¨                                          ¨:«*†$#@##
####$†*«:¨                                          ¨:«*†$####
##$*«¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨«*$##
@$*««¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨««*$@
##@#$†*«:¨                                          ¨:«*†$#@##
@@@#$†*«:¨  the honey is a condensation of a thick  ¨:«*†$#@@@
##@#$†*«:¨      liquid, inherent to all mazes.      ¨:«*†$#@##
@$$*:¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨:*$$@
##@#$†*«:¨ ######################################## ¨:«*†$#@##
###@#†*«:¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨:«*†#@###
##@#$†*«:¨                                          ¨:«*†$#@##
##††††*«:¨  mainly collected by the lizardfolk of   ¨:«*††††##
##@#$†*«:¨     the kirugu vargir desert, in the     ¨:«*†$#@##
##@#$†*«:¨     underlying tunnels. it's use and     ¨:«*†$#@##
#$†**«¨¨¨¨  possession is illegal within the city.  ¨¨¨¨«**†$#
##†**««¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨««**†##
##@#$†*«:¨                                          ¨:«*†$#@##
##@#$†*«:¨              ::::::::::::::              ¨:«*†$#@##
@@$****«:¨              : properties :              ¨:«****$@@
##††«¨¨¨¨¨              ::::::::::::::              ¨¨¨¨¨«††##
##@#$†*«:¨                                          ¨:«*†$#@##
#@@#$†*«:¨    the honey is a reddish amber, very    ¨:«*†$#@@#
@$*«¨¨¨¨¨¨ viscous (but still pourable). it smells  ¨¨¨¨¨¨«*$@
@##†«¨¨¨¨¨     slightly of eucalyptus, and has a    ¨¨¨¨¨«†##@
##@#$†*«:¨           mostly bitter taste.           ¨:«*†$#@##
##@#$†*«:¨                                          ¨:«*†$#@##
##@#$†*«:¨    it's highly addictive, and possess    ¨:«*†$#@##
###@#$*«:¨       strong psychotropic effects.       ¨:«*$#@###
#†«««¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨«««†#
#††*««¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨««*††#
###†††*«:¨              ::::::::::::::              ¨:«*†††###
##@#$†*«:¨              : collection :              ¨:«*†$#@##
#$$*:¨¨¨¨¨              ::::::::::::::              ¨¨¨¨¨:*$$#
##†«:¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨:«†##
##@#$†*«:¨    the honey materializes in vaccuums    ¨:«*†$#@##
###@$†*«:¨  within any labyrinthine space. the more ¨:«*†$@###
@$*«¨¨¨¨¨¨    folded and ambiguous, the faster it   ¨¨¨¨¨¨«*$@
##@#$†*«:¨   emerges. the cavernous systems under   ¨:«*†$#@##
###@#$*«:¨     the desert of kirugu serves this     ¨:«*$#@###
#@$$*:::¨¨    purpose very well - the lizards use   ¨¨:::*$$@#
##@#$†*«:¨  pumps to empty small boxes or jars of   ¨:«*†$#@##
##@#$†*«:¨  air, which then are left overnight and  ¨:«*†$#@##
###@$†*«:¨         harvested the next day.          ¨:«*†$@###
####$†*«:¨                                          ¨:«*†$####
@@$$*:¨¨¨¨  most spaces are somewhat mazelike, and  ¨¨¨¨:*$$@@
##@#$†*«:¨  it's not uncommon for lizards in kirugu ¨:«*†$#@##
##@#$†*«:¨ veszelle city to keep a few jars (often  ¨:«*†$#@##
@#†*:¨¨¨¨¨ hanged from the ceiling in metal crowns  ¨¨¨¨¨:*†#@
##@#$†*«:¨  made for this purpose). however, these  ¨:«*†$#@##
###@#$†«:¨         may take weeks to fill.          ¨:«†$#@###
##$†*«¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨«*†$##
##@#$†*«:¨                                          ¨:«*†$#@##
###@#$†*«:              :::::::::::::               :«*†$#@###
##@#$†*«:¨              : as a drug :               ¨:«*†$#@##
@#†««:¨¨¨¨               :::::::::::::              ¨¨¨¨:««†#@
##@#$†*«:¨                                          ¨:«*†$#@##
##$*::¨¨¨¨               ¨ one spoon ¨              ¨¨¨¨::*$##
##@#$†*«:¨                  ¨¨¨¨¨                   ¨:«*†$#@##
#@@#$†*«:¨    the drug is used by the lizards in    ¨:«*†$#@@#
@$**:¨¨¨¨¨    these small (but often continuous)    ¨¨¨¨¨:**$@
###$*:¨¨¨¨     doses. this heightens the senses     ¨¨¨¨:*$###
@#$**«:::¨  somewhat but at the cost of a lessened  ¨:::«**$#@
@#††††*«:¨      ability to multi-task - context     ¨:«*††††#@
##@#$†*«:¨  switching might take longer and be more ¨:«*†$#@##
@###$†*«:¨                confusing.                ¨:«*†$###@
@##$$†*«:¨                                          ¨:«*†$$##@
#@#†««¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨««†#@#
#$$$†«¨¨¨¨             ¨ four spoons ¨              ¨¨¨¨«†$$$#
##@#$†*«:¨                  ¨¨¨¨¨                   ¨:«*†$#@##
###$*:¨¨¨¨   multitasking becomes very hard (the    ¨¨¨¨:*$###
##@#$†*«:¨   thought does not occur). senses more   ¨:«*†$#@##
####$†*«:¨    acute but "unimportant" (ignored).    ¨:«*†$####
#†††«::¨¨¨  inner perceptions take the upper hand,  ¨¨¨::«†††#
##@#$†*«:¨   abstraction and memory faculties are   ¨:«*†$#@##
###$†*««:¨   sharpened severely. slight telepathy   ¨:««*†$###
##@#$†*«:¨  (mostly moods) with other honey eaters. ¨:«*†$#@##
##@#$†*«:¨ sense of thirst dissappears. still easy  ¨:«*†$#@##
#@$†**:¨¨¨      to move around the body (if so      ¨¨¨:**†$@#
#$†*««:¨¨¨                inclined).                ¨¨¨:««*†$#
@###$†*«:¨                                          ¨:«*†$###@
##@#$†*«:¨                                          ¨:«*†$#@##
#@##$†*«:¨             ¨ seven spoons ¨             ¨:«*†$##@#
@$†**«:¨¨¨                   ¨¨¨¨¨                  ¨¨¨:«**†$@
@$††«:¨¨¨¨ the honey eater becomes unresponsive to  ¨¨¨¨:«††$@
@$*:::::¨¨   normal stimuli, but able to override   ¨¨:::::*$@
##@#$†*«:¨      their own senses with dreamlike     ¨:«*†$#@##
##@#$†*«:¨ imagery. sharing of thoughts with other  ¨:«*†$#@##
#@#††**«:¨  eaters, mood reading of those who stay  ¨:«**††#@#
@###$†*«:¨   sober (worth noting that the thoughts  ¨:«*†$###@
#††*:¨¨¨¨¨     are very fragmented and hard to      ¨¨¨¨¨:*††#
##@#$†*«:¨   decipher, unless you are at a similar  ¨:«*†$#@##
@@##$†*«:¨   level of spoons). at this point the    ¨:«*†$##@@
###$*«¨¨¨¨ body is hard to move, and starts losing  ¨¨¨¨«*$###
###@$†*«:¨                  water.                  ¨:«*†$@###
##@#$†*«:¨                                          ¨:«*†$#@##
###@$†*«:¨                                          ¨:«*†$@###
##@#$†*«:¨        ¨ nine spoons and above ¨         ¨:«*†$#@##
@@@#$†*«:¨                  ¨¨¨¨¨                   ¨:«*†$#@@@
##$†«¨¨¨¨¨   overdose. body losing water quickly,   ¨¨¨¨¨«†$##
###@#$†*:¨ and is completely unable to move. there  ¨:*†$#@###
@@##$†*«:¨   is intermittent thought sharing with   ¨:«*†$##@@
##$$$†*«:¨         sober persons (although          ¨:«*†$$$##
@@@#$†*«:¨  unintelligible). memeories are sharded  ¨:«*†$#@@@
#@@#$†*«:¨              or not formed.              ¨:«*†$#@@#
##@#$†*«:¨                                          ¨:«*†$#@##
##@#$†*«:¨                                          ¨:«*†$#@##
##†††««:¨¨               :::::::::::                ¨¨:««†††##
#†«¨¨¨¨¨¨¨               : dangers :                ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨«†#
##@#$†*«:¨               :::::::::::                ¨:«*†$#@##
##@#$†*«:¨                                          ¨:«*†$#@##
###@$†*«:¨  most deaths are due to loss of water -  ¨:«*†$@###
##@#$†*«:¨   thirst is one of the last senses to    ¨:«*†$#@##
##@#$†*«:¨  restable after coming down, often gone  ¨:«*†$#@##
@$†««««¨¨¨  for up to twenty four hours. at higher  ¨¨¨««««†$@
#@##$†*«:¨   doses it's hard to move, even if you   ¨:«*†$##@#
####$†*«:¨  would remember drinking (which is also  ¨:«*†$####
##@#$†*«:¨  made harder by the attention focusing   ¨:«*†$#@##
@#$†††*«:¨         properties of the honey).        ¨:«*†††$#@
##@#$†*«:¨                                          ¨:«*†$#@##
###$*:¨¨¨¨    people are known to suffer injuries   ¨¨¨¨:*$###
####$†*«:¨     from being still in unfavourable     ¨:«*†$####
@$*««¨¨¨¨¨  climates for too long, sometimes to the ¨¨¨¨¨««*$@
###$$†*«:¨    point of death. another danger is     ¨:«*†$$###
##@#$†*«:¨    actually locomotion of the body...    ¨:«*†$#@##
@#$**««::¨     walking around is still somewhat     ¨::««**$#@
##$*:¨¨¨¨¨  possible after losing sight, which have ¨¨¨¨¨:*$##
####$†*«:¨    lead to seveal falls. additionally,   ¨:«*†$####
@#†*:¨¨¨¨¨ robberies of the intoxicated are common. ¨¨¨¨¨:*†#@
##@#$†*«:¨                                          ¨:«*†$#@##
###@#†*«:¨  lastly, albeit very rare, it's possible ¨:«*†#@###
#†«:¨¨¨¨¨¨  to die of pure overdose (on the scale   ¨¨¨¨¨¨:«†#
##@#$†*«:¨   of jars of honey) before being killed  ¨:«*†$#@##
##@#$†*«:¨  by thirst. there are rumors that this   ¨:«*†$#@##
@##$†«««:¨   leaves "ghosts", who will still share  ¨:«««†$##@
##$††«¨¨¨¨  their thoughts long after their bodies  ¨¨¨¨«††$##
@$$$††*«:¨            are dead and gone.            ¨:«*††$$$@
##@#$†*«:¨                                          ¨:«*†$#@##
@$†*««:¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨:««*†$@
###@$†*«:¨                                          ¨:«*†$@###
##@#$†*«:¨                                          ¨:«*†$#@##
##@#$†*«:¨                                          ¨:«*†$#@##
@#$†*«:¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨:«*†$#@